Analyze the domestic and international impact of the

Analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the U. S. SSUSH 20

Containment �Keeping communism within its present territory through the use of diplomatic, economic, and military actions.

Describe the creation of the Marshal Plan �Secretary of State George Marshal asked Congress for money to rebuild the economies of European countries. �It made communism less appealing. �It was essential for containment.

U. S. commitment to Europe. �U. S. left troops in Europe after WWII to help stabilize democratic governments. �To help stop the spread of communism. �Ensure the Soviet Union did not gain more territory.

Describe the Truman Doctrine �March 12, 1947 Truman asked for money to fight communist aggression in Turkey and Greece. �It’s immediate goal was to stabilize the governments of these countries. �In the long run, it was a pledge that the U. S. would fight communism worldwide.

Describe the origins and implications of the containment policy. �The belief that if you keep communist governments and the Soviets in their present territory, then they could be defeated without going to war, do to their economic and political weaknesses.

Explain the impact of the new communist regime in China � After the revolution in China, China adopted a communist government. � Then China signed a treaty with the U. S. S. R. (meaning the U. S. lost it’s chief ally in Asia. ) � These events made the U. S. adopt a new policy in dealing with Japan. � The U. S. saw Japan as their key ally in fighting communism in Asia. � The U. S. adopted policies to encourage the rapid recovery of Japan’s economy.

Explain the outbreak of the Korean War. �After WWII The Soviets and Americans divided Korea. (Soviet=North Americans=South) �N. Korea adopted communism �S. Korea adopted a democratic government. �The Soviets gave N. Korea large amounts of military supplies.

Explain the outbreak of the Korean War. �The more powerful N. invaded the South in hopes of conquering and reuniting S. Korea �The U. S. went to the aid of S. Korea, and the N. Koreans withdraw

How did the fall of China’s government to communism and the Korean war lead to the rise of Joseph Mc. Carthy? �He accused his opponent of being communistically inclined. �Fear on Communism and his intense speeches allowed Mc. Carthy to become Senator. �Mc. Carthy began a witch hunt for communist.

Mc. Carthyism �Damaging reputations on unfounded charges. �Mc. Carthy would accuse people of being communist without any proof. (Usually people who disagreed with him, or did not share his views. ) �Anyone accused of being a communist could lose their job, or would have a hard time getting a job.

Describe the Cuban Revolution. �Castro overthrew the Cuban government, and established a friendship with The Soviets. �It established a communist government in the western hemisphere. �Cuba=90 miles from Florida. �Many were worried the Soviets would use Cuba as a military base in the west.

Describe the Bay of Pigs. �The CIA secretly trained La. Brigada �La. Brigada was suppose to lead an uprising against Castro, but their boats ran aground. �The U. S. did not send in their air support as planned, and many of the exiles were killed for their part in the uprising. �The U. S. was exposed and appeared weak and disorganized.

Bay of Pigs �The CIA’s failed attempt to train Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro.

Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis �A U. S. spy plane showed the Soviets had placed long range missiles in Cuba. �The U. S. set up a blockade around Cuba, to stop Soviet ships. �Kennedy told Soviets they would respond to any attacks. �Soviets agreed to take missiles out of Cuba. U. S. promised not to invade Cuba, and remove their missiles from Turkey.

Describe the Vietnam War. �N. Vietnam adopted a communist government and invaded S. Vietnam �Because the U. S. believed in containment, they sent troops into S. Vietnam to help repeal the North. �The North received war materials from China and the Soviets.

Describe the Vietnam War. �Vietcong= the guerilla soldiers of the communist Vietnamese �Vietcong used booby traps, ambushes, and guerilla warfare. �Vietcong could also blend in with civilians in public.

Describe the Vietnam War. �President Johnson worried declaring a full scale war would bring China and the soviets into the battle. �U. S. used a war of attrition. (wearing down the enemy. ) �After the U. S. pulled it’s troops out N. Vietnam launched a full scale attack.

Describe the TET offensive. �Tet=Vietnam New Year �Vietcong and N. Vietnam launched a surprise attack against the American air bases and most cities in S. Vietnam. �It made many Americans believe they could not win the war. �Many Americans began to criticize the war.

What caused people to oppose the war? �War cost �War dead �Protest �Pentagon Papers= government officials opposed the war in private and supported it in public.